| Author: | Lorrie Moore | ISBN: | 9780307816894 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | February 22, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Vintage | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lorrie Moore |
| ISBN: | 9780307816894 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | February 22, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Language: | English |
"Brisk, ironic ... scalpel-sharp.... A funny, cohesive, and moving collection of stories." --The New York Times Book Review
In these tales of loss and pleasure, lovers and family, a woman learns to conduct an affair, a child of divorce dances with her mother, and a woman with a terminal illness contemplates her exit. Filled with the sharp humor, emotional acuity, and joyful language Moore has become famous for, these nine glittering talesmarked the introduction of an extravagantly gifted writer.
"Brisk, ironic ... scalpel-sharp.... A funny, cohesive, and moving collection of stories." --The New York Times Book Review
In these tales of loss and pleasure, lovers and family, a woman learns to conduct an affair, a child of divorce dances with her mother, and a woman with a terminal illness contemplates her exit. Filled with the sharp humor, emotional acuity, and joyful language Moore has become famous for, these nine glittering talesmarked the introduction of an extravagantly gifted writer.
